We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in business, computing, law, psychology, criminology, health and education, 100% online and part-time to both UK and international students. Our structured distance learning courses allow students to work towards their degree in a unique virtual learning environment and still have access to all the support and facilities they would expect to receive on campus. University of Essex Online degrees are delivered by Kaplan Open Learning (KOL). The University and Kaplan have been working together since 2007 to offer high quality online courses. All our courses are awarded and validated by the University of Essex, part of the elite group of 'dual intensive' universities named University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2018.